CVE-2017-3815 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

An API Privilege vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Server Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to emulate Cisco TelePresence Server endpoints. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco TelePresence Server MSE 8710 Processors that are running a software release prior to Cisco TelePresence Software Release 4.3 and are running in locally managed mode. The vulnerable API was deprecated in Cisco TelePresence Software Release 4.3. More Information: CSCvc37616.

An API Privilege vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Server Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to emulate Cisco TelePresence Server endpoints. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco TelePresence Server MSE 8710 Processors that are running a software release prior to Cisco TelePresence Software Release 4.3 and are running in locally managed mode. The vulnerable API was deprecated in Cisco TelePresence Software Release 4.3. More Information: CSCvc37616.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Demo Examples

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CWE-319

The following code attempts to establish a connection to a site to communicate sensitive information.


               
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hu.disconnect();
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Though a connection is successfully made, the connection is unencrypted and it is possible that all sensitive data sent to or received from the server will be read by unintended actors.

Overview

Type

Cisco Telepresence Server Software

First reported 8 years ago

2017-03-17 22:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Cisco Telepresence Server Software 4.2(4.17)

4.2\(4.17\)

Cisco Telepresence Server Software 4.2(4.18)

4.2\(4.18\)

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